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New York TimesAlphabet executive steps down from Uber board amid growing competitionBusiness InsiderSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet executive David Drummond, who has been a director on the Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board for close to three years, has stepped down, the ride-hailing firm confirmed on Monday. The move is a signal of ...Uber, Alphabet autonomous car rivalry ...

Belfast TelegraphApple's Day of Reckoning Comes With Billion-Euro Tax RiskBloombergThe European Union is expected to conclude Tuesday that Ireland provided Apple Inc. with illegal aid through a favorable tax arrangement, a decision that may cost the iPhone maker billions of euros and stir concern among hundreds of other companies.Brussels clawback: the Apple tax dispute explainedFinancial Times

Los Angeles TimesFour human trafficking bills to help victims swept into the legal system head to Gov. Jerry BrownLos Angeles TimesThe state Assembly on Monday sent four bills to Gov. Jerry Brown that aim to provide services to human trafficking victims swept into the legal system. Measures to curb the forced trade of sex and labor have ...

Wall Street JournalUS Stocks Rebound, as Financial Shares RallyWall Street JournalU.S. stocks advanced in the lightest day of trading so far this year. Monday's broad gains wiped out Friday's losses, which came after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that the case for an interest-rate increase had improved. But some ...STOCKS RALLY: Here's what you need ...

Wall Street JournalMondelez Drops Offer for HersheyWall Street JournalOreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ -0.05 % ended its pursuit of Hershey Co. HSY 0.71 % after the famed chocolatier rebuffed its latest acquisition offer, putting an end to a monthslong takeover campaign that would have created the world ...Mondelez abandons pursuit of US chocolate maker ...

Wall Street JournalAmerican Airlines President Moves to United ContinentalWall Street JournalThe president of American Airlines Group Inc., AAL -0.17 % who was let go on Monday with more than $13 million in severance pay, is immediately taking up the same senior role at rival United Continental Holdings Inc., UAL 0.17 % in one of the most ...

PC Market Outlook Changes Little Despite Second Quarter Strength, According to IDCBusiness Wire (press release)FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline by 7.2% year over year in 2016, followed by a decline of 2.1% in 2017, according to an updated forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide ...and more »
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WTOV SteubenvilleChlorine leak in W.Va. under controlYoungstown VindicatorAuthorities say a chlorine leak in West Virginia that sent at least two people to a hospital is under control. Media reports say the leak was detected Saturday when emergency authorities said a chemical cloud from the Axiall Corp. plant headed south ...Ruptured Railcar Inside Axiall Plant in New ...

ReutersAs Fed nears rate hikes, policymakers plan for 'brave new world'ReutersFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen attends a news conference after chairing the second day of a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee to set interest rates in Washington, DC, U.S. on June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo.Janet Yellen Lays Out Tools for Next Recession ...